LUCKNOW, Aug. 3 -- A 28-year-old Provincial Armed Constabulary (PAC) constable allegedly died by suicide after hanging himself from a ceiling fan in his barracks at the 10th Battalion PAC campus in Barabanki district on Sunday morning. Preliminary investigations suggest he had been battling depression and was reportedly under financial stress due to heavy debts allegedly accumulated through online gaming.

The constable, a native of Meerut and a member of the 2021 batch, was posted with the 10th Battalion PAC.

According to police, the incident came to light around 6 am after fellow PAC personnel returned to the barracks from deployment and found him hanging. They immediately informed senior officers, following which the 10th Battalion PA...